how many fishes can be kept in an aquarium

How many Fishes can be kept in an aquarium? See the below Calculation!

Fish Over crowding must be avoided. The number of fish depends on the size of the aquarium and the size of the fish too. The following will give a rough idea.

Know how much space required one fish in aquarium keep the fish accordingly, it can make fish happy and make their life longer and give them enough space.

Surface are  3x²+ 6x + 3

                      __________

Divided by             2

                 

"X stands for size of a fish

e.g. 24" x 12" x 12" Surface area 24" x 12" = 288"

length of fish is 2 inches i.e. x = 2

3(2)²⁺6(2)+3 =  27

___________   ___

            2                 2

288 divided by =  27  i.e. 288 x = x = 2  =  576  = 20 to 21 fishes
                         ___                       ___    ___                         

                           2                         27      27   

source: gujarat ornamental fish expo 2014 brochure.